Back On The Right

After a restful night, I had breakfast with Sang-nim (상님) and her husband. Then I was off to have lunch with my first aunt and her daughter, Yoon-hae (윤혜). We had lunch at a noodle shop and then had coffee before Yoon-hae (윤혜) went to work. Here's a collage:



I ran an errand and headed back to Sang-nim's (상님) apartment via subway and bus and warmed up in the half sauna. Then I was off again to have dinner with my 3rd uncle and his family. On my way out, I ran into Sang-nim (상님) and she walked me to the bus. Another wonderful cousin host!

The bus got me to my uncle's neighborhood in no time. But google maps failed me, because it didn't give me good walking directions and I couldn't cross through the apartment complexes. The neighborhood also has a lot of embassies and therefore a lot of security as well - my uncle lives on UN Village Road on top of a very steep hill. So I made the game time decision to hop into a cab and he got me up the hill in no time.

Upon arrival, I was surprised as my dad's youngest sister was there too - I didn't expect to see her again after the cemetery yesterday. My 3rd uncle, aunt, and his son along with my aunt and I then went off to Woo Lae Oak where we met the rest of my cousin's, Yeonhang’s (연항) family, pictured below:



Woo Lae Oak is an institution as they have delicious noodles. There was even an Woo Lae Oak in Manhattan and I have many fond memories during my childhood as one of the only Korean restaurants in the city during that time.

Dinner was filled with bbq, noodles, and my cousins' kids got ice cream - one was even a galaxy flavor which was mysterious and very artificial according to the adults. As we were enjoying each other's company, we headed back to my uncle's for fruit and coffee, watched tv, and told more stories.

My uncle is quite savvy with his smart phone and we had fun taking photos together. One is of blue steel, the other duck face!





Then my uncle's driver brought me back at my cousin's. Today was a day of traversing the city and it was good to be back on the right - right lane, walkways, stairs, and escalators. In Japan, they drive on the left side of the road and the traffic on the metros are on the left which would throw me off - I felt like I was bumping into people and self-correcting constantly!